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Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Pathophysiology

#Polycythemia #Erythrocytosis #Pathophysiology #hematology #algorithm #differential #diagnosis
Erythrocytosis) - Pathophysiology ... Erythrocytosis #Pathophysiology ... #hematology #algorithm ... #differential #
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
Hypophosphatæmia Right ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Left #Right #Shift ... #Differential #
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... ) - CD38(new), Light ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... #Markers #Differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis ... #NonHodgkin #differential
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... resolves after the right ... crosses under the right ... Peripheral #Edema #differential ... #PhysicalExam #Pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... and effusions, weight ... initiation • Differential ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Significance (MGUS) - Differential ... Type I cryo GN, Light-chain ... deposition disease (light ... Significance #MGUS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
(from left to right ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... degrees • Chills, night ... disease) • CXR upright ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential